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Rated Cortisone for Asthma Report

You can develop AVN from this drug.

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5 Stars

Posted 39 months ago (5/13/2012)5

Rated Cortisone for Psoriasis Report

3 injections of the combination of cortazone and vitamin B-12 over a 3 month treatment period keeps the phsorsis completly off me for 6 to 8 months. The problem if finding a doctor to give the treatment as some object.

THE FIRST WORKED GREAT MY NUMBNESS WAS GONE I WAS WALKING BETTER FELT GREAT!LASTED A WEEK.NEXT FEW TIMES DID NOTHING FOR ME ALL SYMPTONS CAME BACK

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4 Stars

Posted 105 months ago (10/26/2006)4

Rated Cortisone for Degenerative disc disease Report

successful three-dose cortisone injection treatmen Pain in L1 (groin) was eliminated and pain in S2 (back of thigh and calf) due to one herniated and one displaced disc diagnosed nine months previously was greatly lessened following three weekly epidural cortisone injections to the lumbar spine. Relief began two days after the first injection. Duration, said to vary from weeks to years, is not yet known. Increased appetite was the only side effect.

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4 Stars

Posted 105 months ago (10/26/2006)4

Rated Cortisone for Herniated discs Report

successful three-dose cortisone injection treatmen Pain in L1 (groin) was eliminated and pain in S2 (back of thigh and calf) due to one herniated and one displaced disc diagnosed nine months previously was greatly lessened following three weekly epidural cortisone injections to the lumbar spine. Relief began two days after the first injection. Duration, said to vary from weeks to years, is not yet known. Increased appetite was the only side effect.

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3 Stars

Posted 107 months ago (9/2/2006)3

Rated Cortisone for Rheumatoid Arthritis Report

shots are very painful but they work very well The main side effects were a drying out of my nasel passages and tear duct

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3.5 Stars

Posted 108 months ago (7/25/2006)3

Rated Cortisone for Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) Report

If you are in extreme intolerable pain. If you have joint pain or tender point pain this is great especially if mixed with lidocaine.If the doctor is really good you won't even feel the injection but sometimes they have to go deep right where it hurts the most. I have endured many cortisone shots always with the hope of some pain relief and mostly I can say it helped.Although my doctor doesn't give them as often because these type of drugs have long term effects on the body. Extended use has been shown to cause AVN in some people. Be aware.

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1.5 Stars

Posted 115 months ago (1/7/2006)1

Rated Cortisone for Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) Report

Cortizone injections for fibro Injections painful, relief good first time but did not last long. Additional shots were not as effective

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2.5 Stars

Posted 132 months ago (7/29/2004)2

Rated Cortisone for Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) Report

cortisone injection I've got fibromyalgia / myofascial syndromes. I was given 3 cortisone injections a little over a month ago and starting a couple of days after I started having strange things happen. A metallic taste that has not gone away, cramping in my feet and legs, muscle pain and weakness in my legs, severe depression and mood swings, weight gain with a puffy look, break through period and difficulty in sleeping. This has been a true nightmare. Although the injections helped in the sites they were injected in the side effects don't make it worth it. I'll never go through this again. There are side effects that aren't told to you and these are some of them. With the illnesses that I have this isn't something I needed to make matters worse than they already are. Nerve blocks and ablasions are a better alternative for me and I've had several in assorted places. I hope that this helps someone out there. I wish you good health.

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3 Stars

Posted 152 months ago (11/18/2002)3

Rated Cortisone for Rheumatoid Arthritis Report

The best, but the worst It is very effective, however the weight gain and other side effects cause major depression.
Without it I would not be able to function.

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